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megansmith23's review against another edition
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5.0
I love this woman and her voice! So inspiring and a great reminder that i can’t achieve everything in one go, it takes time. Stay positive and enjoy the small moments!
rvbina's review against another edition
2.0
The podcasts translate far better imo, its like Day couldn't help but to keep the reader at a comfortable distance other than the chapter where she talks about her "failure" to have babies. After finishing a lot of the chapters I couldn't see where she had failed in that element of life. I still think she's great and will continue listening to the podcast.
clairemuzz's review against another edition
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saragibson's review against another edition
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3.25
maisielewis's review against another edition
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3.75
susytore's review
3.0
È una gradevole lettura, nonché una raccolta di frasi e aneddoti pseudomotivazionali (cosa che può piacere o non piacere - a me mediamente non dispiacciono anche se qui forse sono un pó troppi e quindi inevitabilmente qualcuno finisce anche con l'essere un pó banale). Qualche spunto di riflessione lo offre, ma nulla di particolarmente nuovo e nulla di sconvolgente soprattutto se si viene già da un percorso di psicoterapia o si sono fatte altre letture sul tema della felicità e del fallimento (ad esempio ho rivisto moltissimi temi presenti in "la trappola della felicità" di Harris)
gj377's review against another edition
3.0
I picked up this book because I've enjoyed a few episodes of the podcast, and because people aren't often honest about failure.
I definitely identified with some areas of this book, but less so with others. Day's belief that she was failing "as a woman" by not having children was completely alien to me, even if her ultimate conclusion was that this isn't the case. It's a very reductive view of women and womanhood, and exclusive towards trans women, and any woman who either can't, or doesn't want, children.
I get that this book was Day's way of working through her own issues in this regard and perhaps how society had taught her to view womanhood, but considering this chapter was overly long, it coloured my whole view of the book. I can also understand that someone else struggling to conceive may instead find a lot of meaning in this chapter.
That said, there were parts that were refreshing, and comforting. And Day's ultimate message - that there is nothing wrong with failure, especially a failure you learn from (whether that's about yourself, or knowledge for future endeavours) - is meaningful. It's a message we could all do with internalising, and one that will hopefully make us kinder to ourselves.
I definitely identified with some areas of this book, but less so with others. Day's belief that she was failing "as a woman" by not having children was completely alien to me, even if her ultimate conclusion was that this isn't the case. It's a very reductive view of women and womanhood, and exclusive towards trans women, and any woman who either can't, or doesn't want, children.
I get that this book was Day's way of working through her own issues in this regard and perhaps how society had taught her to view womanhood, but considering this chapter was overly long, it coloured my whole view of the book. I can also understand that someone else struggling to conceive may instead find a lot of meaning in this chapter.
That said, there were parts that were refreshing, and comforting. And Day's ultimate message - that there is nothing wrong with failure, especially a failure you learn from (whether that's about yourself, or knowledge for future endeavours) - is meaningful. It's a message we could all do with internalising, and one that will hopefully make us kinder to ourselves.